Trump brags about his golf skills but complains he ‘doesn’t have enough time’ for it

Donald Trump has shared a video of himself playing golf while complaining that he doesn’t have enough time for his hobby.

The President wrote on Truth Social: ‘Such a great golfer. Too bad I have very little time to play!!!’

Trump is known for his love of golf, and owns multiple golf courses across the world. His frequent trips to the course have cost US taxpayers at least $101.2 million in travel and security as of March this year, according to analysis by HuffPost.

That figure was reached in just over 14 months, too. It already amounts to around two-thirds of his entire first-term golf bill (which was sizeable enough).

At this rate, the total could well climb towards $300 million by the end of his second term as POTUS.

Trump is continuing his visit to Ireland after stirring up a diplomatic row hours into the trip by backing Irish unification.

The President started Sunday at his golf resort in the south-west of the country, which hosts players including Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry for the Amgen Irish Open.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin and some other senior Irish Government figures are also expected to attend the final day of play at the course.

Trump is expected to hand over the winner’s trophy at the Trump International golf resort in Doonbeg, Co Clare, before flying back to the US at the end of a two-day itinerary.

While the president restricted himself to watching the golf from a balcony over the 18th green on Saturday evening, he is expected to traverse the course on Sunday.

However, it was his next meeting with Irish premier Micheál Martin that caused the biggest stir – as Trump weighed in on the constitutional question by claiming Irish unification was inevitable.

Answering a question from the Press Association, the 47th president said he ‘would love to see’ Ireland unified, adding: ‘It’s going to happen eventually.’

This prompted a stern rebuke from the Conservatives in the UK, while Downing Street pointed to Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s rejection of an immediate border poll earlier in the week.

Trump’s comments could further strain relations between the US and the UK, with the president also casting doubt on Britain’s ability to defend the Falkland Islands during the visit.

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